imprison

imprison

基本释义

动词

1. 监禁某人；关押某人

2. 限制某人的自由；束缚某人

形容词

imprisoned（过去分词）

名词

imprisonment（不可数名词）

词语辨析

imprison与incarcerate、detain等词语都有“监禁”的意思，但用法有所不同。incarcerate侧重指以法律手段把某人关押起来，常用于正式场合；detain指暂时拘留某人，常用于较短时间的限制自由；imprison则指长时间地关押某人，强调对人身自由的严重限制。

词汇扩充

imprisonable（形容词）：可监禁的

imprisonment（名词）：监禁，关押

imprisoner（名词）：监禁者，关押者

近义词

incarcerate, detain, confine, lock up

反义词

liberate, release, free, set free

柯林斯词典（Collins Dictionary）

动词

1. If someone is imprisoned, they are locked up or kept somewhere, usually in prison, as a punishment for a crime or because they have been captured by an enemy.
2. If you imprison someone, you put them in prison or another place from which they cannot escape.
3. If someone or something is imprisoned inside a place or thing, they are enclosed by it and cannot get out.

名词

Imprisonment is the state of being imprisoned.

牛津词典（Oxford Dictionaries）

动词

1. Put (someone) in prison or in a place where they cannot easily escape.
2. Enclose or trap (something).

名词

The state of being imprisoned; captivity.

用法

imprison常用于法律和警察的场景中，表示将某人关押在监狱中或其他无法逃脱的地方。它还可用于比喻意义，表示某事物被局限在某个范围内。

相关例句

1. The criminal was imprisoned for life.
2. They imprisoned him in a high-security facility.
3. The bird was imprisoned in a cage.
4. Her fear imprisoned her in a cycle of anxiety.
5. The court sentenced him to five years of imprisonment.
6. He was released after three months of imprisonment.
7. She felt imprisoned by her own thoughts.
8. The treasure was imprisoned in a hidden chamber.
9. Political prisoners are often unjustly imprisoned.
10. The dictator imprisoned all his political opponents.
11. The hostages were imprisoned in a basement.
12. He was imprisoned for his involvement in the robbery.
13. She was imprisoned by her own guilt.
14. He was imprisoned behind enemy lines during the war.
15. The magician imprisoned the demon in a magic box.
16. After the rebellion, the rebel leaders were imprisoned.
17. Her love for him imprisoned her in a toxic relationship.
18. The prisoners were kept imprisoned in inhumane conditions.
19. The criminal sought revenge after being imprisoned for years.
20. Imprisonment is a common punishment for serious crimes.